Author: Welfare drug test bill meets legal requirements

1:50 AM,
Aug. 29, 2013

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The newest version of a bill to keep drug users from receiving welfare checks has been modified enough to pass legal muster while also improved to best help struggling families, according to its author.

Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, will introduce a bill Thursday to create a three-county pilot program that requires drug testing for welfare recipients who fail an initial screening. Schaffer said the screening, which is being developed by social service workers, will eliminate any Fourth Amendment legal concerns and mirrors a policy enacted in Missouri.